PIL instrument(s)
Brussels I
Case number and/or case name
Hoteles Sol Meliá S.L. Roj: STSJ AND 16821/2009 - ECLI:ES:TSJAND:2009:16821
Details of the court
Spain, Second Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Brussels I
Article 4
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Article 18
Paragraph 2
Date of the judgement
23 June 2009
Appeal history
None
CJEU's case law cited by the court
None
Summary
Conflict of jurisdiction based on the application of Brussels I Regulation provisions. The matter of the case is a termination of employment. The employee worked for a hotel company as a cooker in Cuba. The company was based in Panama and did not have a branch or establishment in Cuba. Court decision: the court comes to the conclusion that Spanish courts are not competent to decide on the case according to arts. 18.2 and 4 of Brussels I Regulation. It was not proved that the job offer was made in Spain. In order to decide, the court makes a correct interpretation of the general rules on jurisdiction of Brussels I Regulation as well as the provisions on jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment contained in that Regulation. Appeal history (not available in the database): Court decision: Juzgado de lo Social núm. 4 de Granada (Spain) (First instance) Date: 03-02-2008

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